HRMS migration

Migrate from Recooty to Recruit CRM & ATS

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Recooty and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.

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Recooty

Source

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Compatibility

80%

8 of 10

objects map 1:1 between Recooty and Recruit CRM & ATS.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

3-5 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Recooty and Recruit CRM take different structural approaches to recruitment data. Recooty organizes hiring around Jobs as the primary container, with Candidates attached via a visual pipeline. Recruit CRM uses a hybrid ATS-CRM model where Candidates, Clients, and Jobs sit as peer objects with shared workflows. The primary migration complexity is the Recooty plan-tier gating: bulk resume import, custom fields, and calendar sync depth vary across Starter, Growth, and Business tiers. We detect the source plan during discovery, extract what the tier permits, and flag any data that requires an emergency plan upgrade before migration. GDPR consent records and audit trail logs migrate as structured compliance data; job board publishing history does not transfer and requires manual re-publish at the destination. Workflows, automations, and the Recooty AI Bot Interviewer configuration do not migrate; we deliver a written inventory of these for the admin to rebuild in Recruit CRM's workflow builder.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

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Recooty

What's pushing teams away

  • Lower pricing tiers gate bulk resume importing behind paid plans, forcing teams with high application volumes to upgrade before they are ready.
  • AI credit consumption and application view caps on lower plans create unpredictable costs as hiring scales, with some users reporting confusion about what triggers overages.
  • Users report dual-platform confusion — Recooty Dashboard (ATS) and Recooty AI Dashboard (AI tools) use separate credentials and interfaces that do not cross-pollinate.
  • Trustpilot reviews show a 2.2/5 average with complaints about support responsiveness, particularly for users not on Business or Enterprise plans.
  • Feature parity across tiers is not clearly communicated — bulk CSV/ZIP import, calendar sync depth, and analytics sophistication vary significantly between plans.

Choosing

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Recruit CRM & ATS

What's pulling them in

  • Agencies choose Recruit CRM for its full customizability — pipelines, stages, and fields can be tailored to any recruitment workflow without developer involvement.
  • Small teams value the built-in CRM and ATS combined in one subscription, eliminating the need to purchase and sync separate systems.
  • The Chrome extension for one-click LinkedIn profile collection streamlines candidate sourcing and reduces manual data entry for recruiters.
  • Responsive customer support with fast issue resolution is consistently cited as a reason teams stick with the platform long-term.
  • Automation options including email sequences and workflow triggers allow recruitment agencies to reduce repetitive manual outreach tasks.

Object mapping

How Recooty objects map to Recruit CRM & ATS

Each row shows how a Recooty object lands in Recruit CRM & ATS, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Recooty

Job Postings

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Jobs

1:1
Fully supported

Recooty Jobs map to Recruit CRM Jobs as the primary container. Job title, description, location, department, employment type, and publishing status migrate directly. Active versus archived status maps to the Recruit CRM Jobs active flag. We extract the job content during the discovery phase so it is available for manual republishing to job boards via Recruit CRM's own integrations post-migration.

Recooty

Candidates / Applicants

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidates

1:1
Fully supported

Recooty Candidates map to Recruit CRM Candidates with full profile data: contact info, email, phone, source, application date, and pipeline stage. Resume files (PDF, DOC, TXT) migrate as attachments. Any custom fields defined in Recooty on Business or Enterprise migrate to Recruit CRM custom fields created during schema setup. Starter-plan source accounts without custom field support migrate only standard candidate fields.

Recooty

Pipelines (Hiring Pipelines)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Pipeline Stages / Status

lossy
Fully supported

Recooty's per-job visual pipeline stages (Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Hired, and any custom stages) map to Recruit CRM pipeline statuses. We extract the full stage definition including stage order and any custom stage colors or labels. Stage-level migration notes from Recooty migrate as candidate activity notes in Recruit CRM.

Recooty

Interview Schedules

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Interviews / Calendar Events

1:1
Mapping required

Recooty interview records (date, time, interview type, interviewer assignment, candidate link) map to Recruit CRM interview records. We preserve the interviewer name and candidate link. Note that Recruit CRM does not support bidirectional sync for deleted meetings with Google Calendar per user reports; calendar invites created in Recruit CRM post-migration will appear as new events rather than updating existing ones.

Recooty

Custom Fields

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Fields

1:1
Mapping required

Recooty custom fields (available on Business and Enterprise plans only) map to Recruit CRM custom fields. We detect all custom field definitions during discovery, map field types (text, number, date, picklist) to their Recruit CRM equivalents, and pre-create the destination schema before migration begins. Starter or Growth source accounts without custom field support do not have this object to migrate.

Recooty

Owner / Team Member

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

User

1:1
Fully supported

Recooty Owners and team member assignments map to Recruit CRM Users by email match. We resolve owner IDs during the migration to populate the assigned Recruit CRM user on candidate and job records. Any Recooty Owner without a matching Recruit CRM User enters a reconciliation queue for the customer's admin to provision before record import continues.

Recooty

GDPR / Privacy Data

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Compliance Fields

1:1
Mapping required

Recooty GDPR consent records, retention policy configurations, and audit trail logs migrate as structured data into Recruit CRM compliance fields. We map candidate consent status to Recruit CRM's consent tracking fields and preserve retention policy metadata as note records. Audit trail logs migrate as structured CSV for the customer's compliance officer to review and act upon in the destination system.

Recooty

Career Pages (Branded Careers Sites)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Branded Careers (rebuild required)

1:1
Mapping required

Recooty branded careers pages built with the drag-and-drop builder (Growth and above) or hosted microsites (Business and Enterprise) cannot be directly migrated. The page content, job listings, and branding assets extract as reference data for manual rebuild in Recruit CRM's careers page builder post-migration. We do not migrate builder state or URL structure.

Recooty

Job Board Integrations

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Job Board Integrations (reconfigure required)

lossy
Fully supported

Recooty's 100+ job board integrations are configured as OAuth or API connections within Recooty. These tokens are not portable. Job board posting history (which boards a job was published to, at what times) is logged in Recooty but not exportable as structured data. We preserve the job content itself for republishing; the customer re-authenticates board integrations in Recruit CRM post-migration.

Recooty

Analytics and Reports

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Analytics and Reports (rebuild required)

1:1
Mapping required

Recooty's pipeline metrics, hire velocity, and candidate rating analytics migrate as a reference export for the customer's admin to rebuild in Recruit CRM's reporting module. We do not migrate dashboard configurations or saved report definitions because the underlying data model differs between platforms. The migration deliverable includes a written list of Recooty report names and their source field definitions for manual rebuild.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

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Recooty gotchas

High

Tier-gated bulk import blocks high-volume migrations

Medium

GDPR audit trails require explicit cross-platform mapping

Medium

Job board posting history does not transfer between platforms

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Recruit CRM & ATS gotchas

High

API rate limits are license-scaled and can throttle bulk migration

Medium

Custom field schemas vary per organization and require field-level mapping

Medium

Files and email attachments require separate extraction and re-upload

Low

Email sequences and automation logic do not transfer between platforms

Pair-specific challenges

  • Bulk import tier gap requires plan verification before migration

    Recooty restricts bulk resume importing via CSV and ZIP to Growth ($79/month) and above. Starter-plan accounts cannot perform bulk imports at all. If the source account is on Starter but has hundreds of candidate records, an emergency plan upgrade to Growth is required before we can begin bulk extraction. We verify the source plan tier during discovery and flag any Starter-plan customer who needs bulk import before migration scoping is finalized.

  • Custom field migration blocked on Starter and Growth plans

    Recooty custom fields are only available on Business ($149/month) and Enterprise plans. If the source account is on Starter or Growth and uses custom fields on candidate or job records, those fields do not exist in the source schema and cannot be extracted. We detect custom field definitions during discovery and confirm whether the source plan supports them. Migrations from Starter or Growth accounts without custom field support proceed on standard fields only.

  • Job board publishing history does not transfer

    Recooty's job board integrations (100+ boards including LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed) are Recooty-hosted OAuth connections that cannot be migrated. The job content itself migrates, but the history of which boards a job was published to, when, and with what parameters is not exportable. We treat board publishing history as non-migratable and re-publish jobs via Recruit CRM's own board integrations post-migration.

  • Dual-product extraction requires separate Recooty Dashboard access

    Recooty operates the Recooty Dashboard (ATS core) and Recooty AI Dashboard (AI Bot Interviewer, AI Salary Estimator) as separate products with independent credentials. Candidate records and AI interview data may reside in different sub-accounts. We require access to both sub-accounts during discovery to ensure complete data extraction. Failure to provide AI Dashboard access results in AI interview content remaining in the source system.

  • Recruit CRM deleted-meeting sync gap with Google Calendar

    Recruit CRM does not currently sync deleted meetings back to Google Calendar. If a meeting is deleted in Recruit CRM after migration, the corresponding Google Calendar event remains. We document this gap during cutover planning and recommend that teams manually review calendar events post-migration rather than relying on bidirectional deletion sync. This is a destination-platform limitation to be aware of when setting user expectations.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Recooty to Recruit CRM & ATS data migration

  1. Discovery and plan-tier verification

    We audit the source Recooty account across plan tier (Starter/Growth/Business/Enterprise), active job count, candidate volume, pipeline definitions, custom field definitions, GDPR consent records, and AI Dashboard access credentials. We confirm whether the source plan supports bulk import and custom fields, which gates what data we can extract. The discovery output is a written migration scope with source-plan capabilities confirmed and any tier-gaps flagged for resolution before migration begins.

  2. Data extraction and cleaning

    We extract candidate records via CSV or direct API depending on the source plan tier. Resume files are collected as PDF, DOC, or TXT and normalized for import into Recruit CRM. We run deduplication checks on candidate email addresses and flag duplicate records for the customer's review before import. GDPR consent records and audit trail logs extract as structured data for compliance mapping.

  3. Schema design and field mapping

    We design the Recruit CRM destination schema including standard candidate fields, any custom fields mapped from Recooty (Business and Enterprise source only), pipeline stage definitions, user assignments, and compliance fields. Recruit CRM's Client object does not have a Recooty equivalent; we discuss whether the customer needs Client records created from scratch or from existing Company data during this phase.

  4. Staging migration and validation

    We run a full migration into a Recruit CRM staging environment using production-like data volume. The customer's recruiting lead reconciles record counts (candidates in, jobs in, pipeline stages mapped), spot-checks 20-30 random candidate records against the Recooty source, and validates that custom fields, GDPR consent records, and interview data are present. Any mapping corrections occur here before production migration begins.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Users and Owners (provisioned and matched by email), Jobs (as primary container), Candidates (with JobId and OwnerId resolved), Pipeline stage assignments, Interview records, Custom Fields (if applicable), and GDPR compliance data (last to ensure consent is attached to the correct candidate records). Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins.

  6. Cutover, validation, and rebuild handoff

    We freeze Recooty write access during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Recruit CRM as the system of record. We deliver a written inventory of all workflows, automations, and AI Bot Interviewer configurations requiring rebuild in Recruit CRM's workflow builder. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. We do not rebuild Recooty automations as Recruit CRM workflows inside the migration scope; that is a separate engagement or an internal admin task.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

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Recooty

Source

Strengths

  • One-click publishing to 100+ job boards from a single job submission reduces manual multi-posting effort.
  • Free-forever Starter tier with full candidate management provides a genuine low-risk entry point for very small teams.
  • AI Bot Interviewer and AI Salary Estimator tools are included in most paid plans at no additional credit cost.
  • Visual drag-and-drop pipeline management with inline candidate comments keeps hiring teams aligned in one view.
  • GDPR compliance tools including data retention automation and audit logging are included across all paid plans.

Weaknesses

  • Tiered pricing gates bulk resume import, calendar sync depth, and analytics sophistication behind Business and Enterprise plans.
  • AI credits and application view caps create unpredictable cost increases as hiring volume grows, with opaque overage triggers.
  • Dual-product setup (Recooty Dashboard vs Recooty AI Dashboard) with separate credentials creates user confusion and onboarding friction.
  • Lower-tier plans offer limited customer support — Trustpilot reviews cite support responsiveness as a consistent complaint.
  • Free application credits visibility is reported as poor, with users surprised by what counts toward their plan limits.
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Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Strengths

  • Fully customizable pipelines, stages, and fields without requiring developer involvement
  • Combines recruitment CRM and ATS in one subscription for staffing agencies and small teams
  • Built-in email sequences and automation reduce manual outreach work
  • Chrome extension enables one-click LinkedIn profile collection directly into the CRM
  • Responsive customer support cited across multiple reviews with fast resolution times

Weaknesses

  • Several features are gated as paid add-ons rather than included in the base subscription
  • Email functionality has been reported as unreliable by multiple users
  • Interface occasionally lags during high-activity periods in large pipelines
  • Pricing is considered higher than comparable recruitment CRMs by some customers
  • Limited native reporting — users request pre-made report exports rather than manual data pulls

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard HRMS migration. 1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Recooty and Recruit CRM & ATS.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Recooty: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Recooty doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

Estimator

Estimate your Recooty to Recruit CRM & ATS migration cost

Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

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Most migrations land between three and five weeks for accounts under 5,000 candidates and 200 jobs with no custom objects and a clean plan tier. Migrations from Recooty Business or Enterprise with custom fields, GDPR compliance record exports, large interview schedules, or multiple pipeline configurations move to eight to twelve weeks because of tier verification, field normalization, and compliance structuring.

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